[nagdu] Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation

Linda Gwizdak linda.gwizdak at cox.net
Tue May 11 15:36:55 UTC 2010


Amen to that Albert!! (grin!)

Lyn ande Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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>I am all about the cuter guys for sure.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 2:00 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation
>
> Albert,
> You are an adult. If you want to do these types of events, go do them.
> Nobody is stopping you. Me, I can think of other stuff I'd rather do,
> and this is more a function of interest then blindness. If I want to
> reenact, It's much more fun to do Civil or Revolutionary War Cuter guys
> too.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 10:34 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation
>
> Albert,
>
> I don't know what to think about the benefits of the experience for the
> participants.  I did find the articles and other materials on it pretty
> offensive and patronizing.  I'm all for fund raising, but would rather
> not
> have more condescension and patronization to put up with, thank you.
> /smile/
>
> As for attending...  I don't even know if they do it locally.  My first
> response to the very notion is that I don't want to have to deal with a
> bunch of sighted people bumbling around in blindfolds!  Scary thought
> there.
> /grin/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Albert J Rizzi
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 10:08 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation
>
> I am curious, as we seem to find fault in the dining in the dark
> experience
> has any one of us attended one of these events to find out first hand
> how
> blindness is presented at these events? I recall the response to letters
> sent to Florida highlighting the sensory appreciation of food devoid of
> sight influencing one's taste or preference over what to try and or not
> try.
> It would be interesting   to here from someone with first hand
> experience
> with attendance at one of these events.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> CEO/Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York  10004
> www.myblindspot.org
> PH: 917-553-0347
> Fax: 212-858-5759
> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who
> is
> doing it."
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 12:28 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation
>
> The article says it was established in 2008.  I suppose that is in
> reference
>
> to the US school, since the one in Canada has been around for a while.
> That's pretty recent and could be why no one has heard of it before.
>
> I think the whole concept of "Dining in the Dark" is not very productive
> in
> the long run.  Helpful in raising funds, yes, but pretty low in any
> meaningful understanding of blindness.
>
> JMHO
> Julie
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
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> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation
>
>
>> Why haven't we heard of who? Mira or the Carolina Eye thingy? Mira has
>
>> been around a while, but I didn't know they were expanded into the US;
>
>> Mira is a guide dog school in Quebec. (They teach their guide dogs
>> French.)
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 7, 2010, at 7:03 PM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
>>
>>> got problems with this--dining in the dark and why haven't we heard
> of
>>> them before?
>>>
>>> Margo and Arrow
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni Eames"
> <eeames at csufresno.edu>
>>> To: <gdui-friends at yahoogroups.com>; <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 12:57 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Carolina Eye Partners With Mira Foundation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wednesday, May 5, 2010
>>>>
> <http://www.thepilot.com/news/2010/may/05/carolina-eye-partners-mira-fou
> ndat
> ion/>http://www.thepilot.com/news/2010/may/05/carolina-eye-partners-mira
> -fou
> ndation/
>>>> Mira Foundation USA, a nonprofit dedicated to providing guide dogs
> to
>>>> children in need, announces Carolina Eye Associates as one of the
>>>> organization's founding corporate partners.
>>>>
>>>> Mira USA is the only nonprofit providing guide dogs to visually
> impaired
>
>>>> young children in the United States. The two organizations both
> share
>>>> the same concern and commitment to providing young children with the
>
>>>> resources - and companions - that enable personal independence and
> the
>>>> freedom of mobility.
>>>>
>>>> Carolina Eye is also the headline sponsor of Mira USA's upcoming
> "Dining
>
>>>> in the Dark" fundraiser event taking place May 14 at the Country
> Club of
>
>>>> North Carolina in Pinehurst.
>>>>
>>>> "Mira USA is an organization close to all our hearts, and we admire
> the
>>>> passion with which they've tackled the huge job of providing these
>>>> specially trained guide dogs to young children across our country,"
> said
>
>>>> Dr. Greg Mincey, of Carolina Eye Associates. "We are proud to be a
> part
>>>> of Mira USA's mission for improving the lives of children in need of
> a
>>>> guide dog and invite other companies and organizations nationwide to
>
>>>> join us in supporting their effort."
>>>>
>>>> "Dining in the Dark" is one of many community activities held to
> raise
>>>> awareness and funds to support the work of Mira USA. The concept
> began
>>>> in Germany and has spread to cities where restaurants offer a unique
>
>>>> twist on a normal dinner out: guests gather to wine and dine in
>>>> darkness. With the complete loss of vision - and the resulting
>>>> heightening of the other four senses - Dining in the Dark will be an
>
>>>> extraordinary adventure.
>>>>
>>>> "This is the first time such an event has been presented in North
>>>> Carolina," said a spokesman. "Reserved seats are filling quickly for
>
>>>> this dinner as the community has embraced both the novelty of the
> event
>>>> and the mission of Mira USA."
>>>>
>>>> "We are grateful to have the support of the distinguished team at
>>>> Carolina Eye Associates," said Robert Baillie, Mira USA founder and
>>>> chairman. "There are over 57,000 visually impaired young children in
> the
>
>>>> United States and ours is a big undertaking to begin to serve this
>>>> largely overlooked population by providing specially trained service
>
>>>> dogs. I've experienced how the dog can provide a bridge between the
>>>> child and the community, diminishing the stigma often associated
> with
>>>> disabilities, and with the support of the public and organizations
> like
>>>> Carolina Eye, we will give as many children as possible this
> tremendous
>>>> gift of independence and companionship."
>>>>
>>>> MIRA Foundation USA Inc. is dedicated to enriching the lives of the
>>>> largely overlooked population of young children living with
> disabilities
>
>>>> by providing specially trained service dogs. Mira USA was
> established in
>
>>>> 2008 by Robert Baillie. Having suddenly lost his sight and realizing
> the
>
>>>> life-changing difference his guide dog Devon made for him, Bob set
> out
>>>> to improve the experience of individuals living with blindness.
> These
>>>> special dogs and services are given to children free of charge.
> Although
>
>>>> Mira USA will provide dogs to all who qualify, its main focus is on
>>>> children 11 years of age and above. Mira USA believes everyone
> should
>>>> have access to the tools and resources that enable personal
> independence
>
>>>> and freedom of mobility, and invites you to be a part of it. Learn
> more
>>>> at <http://www.mirausa.org>www.mirausa.org or (910) 944-7757.
>>>>
>>>> Carolina Eye Associates is one of the largest eye-care practices in
> the
>>>> Southeast, with eight regional eye-care centers in North and South
>>>> Carolina. Carolina Eye was established in 1977 in Pinehurst/Southern
>
>>>> Pines, N.C., by Dr. Robert Gale Martin and Dr. George Tate Jr. Since
>
>>>> then, patients from across the United States and more than 20
> foreign
>>>> countries have come to Carolina Eye for eye care needs. For more
>>>> information, please visit
>>>> <http://www.carolinaeye.com>www.carolinaeye.com.
>>>
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